Improvement in halters



I nam: l @ummm @d6 M/ lnited gieten WILLIAM M. HARRIS, OF DIXON,ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent N 100,031, dated February 22, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN HALTER-S.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom fit may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. HARms, ofDixon, in the count-y of Lee, and State of Illinois, have invented a newand improved Halter;' and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing forming part of this Specification. V

rlhis invention relates to improvements in halters for horses and otheranimals, and consists in connecting the tie-strap to a ring suspended ina bight of the throat-strap, and passingr it through another ring in thebight ot' the lower nose-strap, to slide freely in the latter ring, andin passing the bights or loops of both these straps through other ringsbefore attaching the tie-strap ring to them, the said ringsbeingcouneeted by a strap extending from the nose-strap to thethroatstra-p under the center ofthe lower jaw.

The said arrangement is designed to apply the restraining force of thetie-strap on the nose, the throat, and top ofthe head, in a way toconfine -the head in a cramped position calculated to temporarilydisable the animal when making ebrts to escape.

The drawing represents a sketch of the head of a horse with my improvedhalter.

The throat-strap A is permanently connected to the rings B, which alsoreceive the check-straps C andthe head-strap E, the latter being made inthree parts, two of which are connected by'a snap-hook, D, for attachingand removingr the halter, and the otherconneetion is by a buckle formaking the throat-strap more or less tight, and adjusting it to animalsof dt ferent sizes.

Under the throata loop or hight of this throat-strap passes through aring, F, and supports another ring,

G'; in like manner a hight or loop of' the under nosestrap H passesthrough a ring, I, and supports a ring, K; the rings F and I areconnected by a strap L.

The tie-strap N passes loosely through the ring K and is connected toring G.

The strap L holds the strap Hin the proper position under the lower jawwhen there is little or no strain onthe tie-strap, and when the latteris strained by the e'oits of the animal to est-ape, the rings K and Grare drawn together, and the force is expended on the nose by the uppernose-strap M, the throat by thev throatstrap, and ou the top ot' thehead by the head-strap F, in such away as to materially check andcontrolthe animal in his efforts to escape.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentnose-straptie-strap N, when all are'arranged substantially as Witnesses:

J. M. HARRIS, JEREMIAU MOSTRELLER.

The combination with with the throat-strap A, and

, o't'the rings F I G and K, straps L, and`

